Steve Algozino

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American founder of Hot Tracks & Pacific Records (1983 - 1985) and DJ.

Born September 27, 1956 and died August 24, 1986.

Algozino is known to have worked at Buzzby's in San Francisco, and at Man's Country and Greg's Blue Dot in Southern California.

For the first couple of years of Hot Tracks he was one of the primary remixers.

Also known as "Zino" - under this name he wrote and produced releases that mainly featured as exclusives on Hot Tracks.

Another name he worked under was "Hot Rod".

In December 1981 Steve Algozino and Ross Lopez in San Francisco started the Underground Remix service Hot Tracks. They produced exclusive remixes for Club DJ's. In January 1982 they released their first record. When Steve Algozino became ill in September 1985, Cameron Paul took over his place as producer. Algozino died in August 1986 because of AIDS, and his mother Anne Medice and his brother Scott Cox took over the service. Michael Lewis took over from Cameron Paul as producer. Lewis died in August 1988, also because of AIDS. Steve Bourosa became the next producer but only stayed on for a few months because he started his own service, Rhythm Stick.

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Hot Tracks insert after Steve Algozino's death.